Has Fear The Walking Dead Season 8 Actually Killed Alicia?
In a shocking turn of events, Alicia was explicitly declared dead on Fear the Walking Dead. The prospect of the fan-favorite character meeting an untimely end was hinted at in the mid-season 8 finale, but the spinoff took that hint to a whole new level. If Fear the Walking Dead’s big reveal is to be believed, the series has killed off one of its biggest characters. Following up on the show’s setup for Troy’s return, Fear the Walking Dead season 8 officially retconned his death in the midseason premiere. In a moment that left Madison Clark stunned, Daniel Sharman’s Troy Otto burst onto the scene as the leader of the spinoff’s final villains. Somehow, he survived what was once thought to be a fatal injury in season 3, and is now back for revenge. In addition to setting his sights on PADRE, Troy supposedly targeted Alicia as well. His references to Madison’s daughter tragically back up one of the leading theories stemming from the Fear the Walking Dead midseason finale’s ending.
Troy Claims He Killed Alicia In Fear The Walking Dead
By parting ways with Alicia Debnam-Carey after seven seasons, the spinoff opened the door for a return by having a major twist leading up to her death. For much of season 7, Alicia is convinced that she has been infected with the zombie virus and is about to slowly die. Alicia says a tearful goodbye to Strand and the others before leaving, believing her time is up. But by the end of the episode, it confirmed what many people already suspected; In reality, Alicia did not die. It seems like the side effects she suffered were the result of another illness. When Fear the Walking Dead left Alicia, she was heading off to parts unknown. Still in Texas where the effects of the nuclear bomb from season 6’s ending were still lingering, Alicia seemingly began a new journey in the zombie apocalypse, one that could involve her getting a happy ending and perhaps forming a whole new group of survivors. That was the sort of future that was easy to imagine playing out for Alicia on-screen, but according to Troy, he put an end to any chance of that ever happening. After producing Alicia’s fake arm, Troy outright admitted to killing Alicia and leaving behind her reanimated corpse. Further details on the circumstances of their meeting weren’t provided.
Why Alicia Might Still Be Alive
While Troy’s assertion is a heartbreaking blow for Madison as well as a major twist in the story, it doesn’t confirm Alicia’s fate on Fear the Walking Dead. It’s true that he had a prosthetic arm, but that’s not concrete evidence of his death. All Troy needs to do is put that fear into Madison’s mind, but without a proper flashback or body, there’s no way to be sure Troy is telling the truth. All the arm proves is that Troy was able to find Alicia – or at least a trace of her. The fact that Troy had it in his possession makes it likely that he at least planned to kill or capture her. However, he may not have succeeded. He could have wound up with the arm in the process of fighting her, but didn’t ultimately win. If that’s the case, Alicia could have survived. But since Troy has the arm, he’d have enough evidence to convincingly tell the lie that Madison’s daughter is dead. As for what purpose that would serve, it would be a way of emotionally breaking his enemy despite the possibility of Alicia still being alive and well in The Walking Dead’s universe.
Troy Killing Alicia Would Make His FTWD Season 8 Revenge Arc Pointless
The injury that Troy just inflicted on Madison shows that Troy’s current goal may be in vain. Troy wants revenge on Madison by stopping PADRE from becoming the safe place she is trying to build. What’s interesting about this goal is that it’s not the best way to hurt Madison. Her children have always been the real center of Madison’s story on Fear the Walking Dead, as ensuring their safety has been her top priority since the beginning of the series. She lost Nick, leaving Alicia as her only surviving child. With that in mind, killing Alicia would be the ultimate revenge – not that the destruction of PADRE would make sense. If Troy murdered Alicia in revenge for what Madison did to her, he shouldn’t feel the need to take away her PADRE if he took away what was most important to her. Troy understands how much Alicia and Nick mean to her because of the time he spent with them in Season 3. As a girl, Madison valued Alicia’s life more than her own, which is why why killing her was so much worse than anything Troy could do to her. Fear the Walking Dead season 8 part 2. By all accounts, Troy could have won before the real fight with Madison even began.